Total Crime Rate
313.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
203.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woolfehill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Eye, Thorney and Newborough , and the 47th highest crime rate of 627 local areas in Peterborough .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woolfehill Road (PE6 7YN) in the last 12 months was 313.2 per 1,000 residents and was 328.4% higher than the Eye, Thorney and Newborough average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 203.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woolfehill Road (PE6 7YN), the main crime hotspot is near Woolfellhill Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eye, Thorney and Newborough| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woolfellhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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